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While the internet was the first to grab hold of the nickname “Lob City” for the Los Angeles Clippers, it also helped promote a substantial backlash.

“Flop City” showed up on t-shirts and websites with regularity, as bloggers criticized Clippers like Reggie Evans, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin for on-court theatrics. Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins even went as far as to call Griffin an “actor.”

While the cries to “stop the flop” weren't 100 percent directed at the Clippers, the NBA did take notice, and Wednesday, the league announced their anti-flopping initiative.

Griffin, though, wasn't confident that the rule would decrease flopping.